What if you'd held HLF?
A $1,000 investment in Herbalife Ltd. Common Shares (HLF) at the month-end close of 2004-12 would be worth $3,557 at the close of 2026-09 — +255.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,613.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2004
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $1,000 | — |
| 2005 | $2,000 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | $2,471 | +23.6% |
| 2007 | $2,514 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | $1,391 | -44.7% |
| 2009 | $2,687 | +93.2% |
| 2010 | $4,609 | +71.6% |
| 2011 | $7,052 | +53.0% |
| 2012 | $4,601 | -34.8% |
| 2013 | $11,256 | +144.7% |
| 2014 | $5,417 | -51.9% |
| 2015 | $7,704 | +42.2% |
| 2016 | $6,917 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | $9,730 | +40.7% |
| 2018 | $16,940 | +74.1% |
| 2019 | $13,698 | -19.1% |
| 2020 | $13,807 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | $11,761 | -14.8% |
| 2022 | $4,276 | -63.6% |
| 2023 | $4,385 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $1,922 | -56.2% |
| 2025 | $3,704 | +92.7% |
| 2026 | $3,557 | -4.0% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought HLF was 2009-02 ($3.09): $1,000 then is $4,006 today. The worst was 2019-01 ($59.70): $1,000 then is $207.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in HLF be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Herbalife Ltd. Common Shares (HLF) at the start of 2004 would be worth about $3,557 today, a total return of +255.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for HLF?
Herbalife Ltd. Common Shares (HLF)'s strongest calendar year since 2004 was 2013, a +144.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,447 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2022, at -63.6%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in HLF have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2004-12 would have grown to about $24,370 on $26,200 invested.
Did HLF beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $9,613. HLF trailed the S&P 500 by +63.0% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Herbalife Ltd. Common Shares (HLF) historical total-return data from 2004-12 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.